A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of demons, is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female demon, are assigned to protect a diplomat who will help secure another treaty. A radical group of demons from the Black World are out to assassinate the diplomat and prevent the treaty; only the bond that forms between the two cops can save the Earth from destruction.
Direction
Kawajiri's obsessive detail in every grotesque transformation.
Score
Synth-jazz that somehow makes body horror feel classy.
Director
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Yusaku Yara
Renzaburo Taki (voice)
Toshiko Fujita
Makie (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Guiseppe Maiyart (voice)
Takeshi Aono
Mr. Shadow (voice)
Mari Yokoo
Spider Woman (voice)
Tamio Ohki
Hotel owner (voice)
Koji Totani
Jin (voice)
Yasuo Muramatsu
Company President (voice)
Kazuhiko Kishino
Healer (voice)
Ikuya Sawaki
Ken (voice)
Masato Hirano
Monk (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released alongside Akira and Robot Carnival, this defined 'adult anime' for Western audiences — often through bootleg VHS tapes passed between college students.
The spider woman sequence was so notorious that it nearly got the entire film banned in several countries; Kawajiri later said he 'maybe went too far with the fluids.'
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